Virginia Economic Empowerment and Leadership Development Program
Virginia Organizing, Inc.
- Program Education
- Program Area Building Organized Communities
- Grant Amount $20,000
- Grant Period June 1, 2002–December 31, 2004
- Location Charlottesville, VA, United States
- Geographic Focus Virginia
About this grant
The Virginia Organizing Project is a statewide grassroots community organization that addresses the concerns of poor people and distressed communities.The Virginia Economic Empowerment and Leadership Development Program is directed toward the goal of developing 20 chapters and affiliates to join in a statewide strategy for economic opportunity and development by training grassroots members to become leaders and organizers. This grant increase will support a documentation and dissemination project related to the development of those leaders who become professional community organizers.